Reborn and become a Great Scientist

Chapter 304 43 Thoughts on the shores of Lake Como

Chen Muwu has long been accustomed to being visited by the real owner. Just one night ago, he had just realized that the first result he published when he first traveled through time, "Gamma Ray Scattering", originally belonged to Compton.

But it was the first time that someone approached me together with Dirac.

Could it be that "there is God's will in the dark", and he chose to live in a room with Dirac, so God sent Fermi to come forward to catch them both?
But now, the only one who feels embarrassed is Chen Muwu himself, because Dirac next to him has no idea that there are so many messy things in his previous life.

He just regarded Fermi in front of him as a physics colleague in Italy, and did not understand all the twists and turns behind it.

Now that the other party has greeted them, the two of them had to temporarily shelve their plans to go sightseeing outside the hotel.

After shaking hands with each other and introducing themselves, Dirac and Chen Muwu accepted the organizer's invitation and sat on the sofa in the lobby.

Taking this opportunity, Chen Muwu did not forget to wave to the hotel waiter and asked her to give him a cup of Italian classic coffee, which was just enough to use caffeine to boost his energy, which was slightly sluggish due to the exhaustion of the journey.

After settling down, Fermi continued the topic.

But the first few words of any physics colleagues in the world after meeting Chen Muwu are basically praising him for having achieved so many great achievements in just a few years. Not only must they be listed one by one, After listing, you should also say which item you admire and like the most. Usually, it’s either quantum mechanics or Chen Muwu’s discoveries in astronomy.

Although what Fermi mentioned at the end can be regarded as an item in quantum mechanics, compared with others, what he mentioned is too niche. Moreover, it is also the first time that Chen Muwu has heard others mention this thing, so he can only say that he is worthy of it. It's Fermi. What's supposed to come will always come.

"Dr. Chen, actually this is not the first time the two of us have met..."

Before speaking, Fermi actually gave it a try.

Chen Muwu was not sure what this man's previous experience was. He only knew that Fermi was an Italian physicist. As the situation became increasingly severe, Mussolini followed his German colleagues and implemented very strict exclusionary measures in Italy. After the oil policy, while going to Sweden to receive the Nobel Prize, he fled to the United States with his Jewish wife.

Now Femi said that this was not the first time that the two of them had met, but Chen Muwu racked his brains and didn't know how the two of them had interacted before.

After he arrived in Europe, he basically traveled between Cambridge and London in the UK. He went to Norwich once when he took a boat to Denmark, and once to Liverpool when Chadwick got married.

Apart from Britain, he had only been to Paris, Brussels, Denmark, Sweden, Soviet Union, Poland and Berlin on the European continent. So at which of the above places did Fermi meet him?
Had he been a spectator at the Olympics, or had he been to Stockholm to attend the Nobel Prize ceremony?

Chen Muwu's brain was spinning rapidly, but in the end he did not come to a definite conclusion and could only admit that his "memory" was not as good as others.

"Sorry, Professor Fermi, I really can't remember exactly where we met."

"Of course, of course, you won't remember it because you were on stage and I was just an audience member sitting in the audience."

Now the scope has narrowed a lot. Is it the Solvay Conference, the Paris Olympics, or the Nobel Prize Award Ceremony in Stockholm?
"It was in the winter of 1924. After you received the Nobel Prize from Sweden, you passed through Leiden in the Netherlands on your way back to the UK. At Leiden University, they held a Nobel Prize celebration for you and Professor Einthoven. feast."

It turned out to be the case.

Chen Muwu's trip to Leiden was a completely unnecessary trip.

If it weren't for the purpose of tricking Yoshio Nishina into continuing his "passionate" research on low-temperature physics and superconductivity, who would be willing to take a long detour when the Christmas holidays are approaching?

That time he met Onnes, the leader of low-temperature physics in the Netherlands, Einstein's close friend Ehrenfest, and two of his students, who were supposed to have discovered electron spin by "accidental collision". Uhlenbeck and Guzsmit.

But I had no impression of Fermi. I didn’t know until now that he was also at Leiden University in the Netherlands at that time.

But Chen Muwu is not to blame for this. Fermi had already obtained his doctorate in Italy at that time. Then he first went to Göttingen for a year, and then from Germany to the neighboring Netherlands, also following Ehrenfest. Study theoretical knowledge together.

His status at that time should be a kind of exchange visit similar to that of a postdoctoral fellow. He was not considered a direct student of Ehrenfest, so it was normal for him not to receive the other party's attention.

In addition, there are two reasons. First, because Fermi said that he was sitting in the audience, he could not scan all the hundreds of audience members with his eyes to find the people who might become big bosses in the future.

The second reason is because of his impression of Fermi, that is, in the photos printed in textbooks and in encyclopedias, the man's hairline is already as high as that of a Qing Dynasty man, which is exactly the same as the young man with thick hair in front of him. No number.

Physics is really a butcher's knife, especially with the advent of photography technology, the appearance of physicists in various periods has been recorded in photos.

The most famous one is the Planck tragedy. When it comes to Fermi, he is only slightly better than Planck, but not much.

But Chen Muwu couldn't say what was in his heart directly, so he had to be polite and say something like "I'm sorry I didn't get to know you".

"Dr. Chen, you are one year younger than me, but at the age of 22, you won the highest honor that we physicists dream of, the Nobel Prize.

"To be honest, when I heard the news that you had won the award, I was both envious and jealous. When I met you in person in Leiden, the Netherlands, I secretly made up my mind and persuaded myself to follow your example.

“However, I didn’t start paying attention to you after you won the Nobel Prize, but more than half a year ago, around the time of the Paris Olympics, when the new concept of quantum mechanics was first proposed.

"In the previous year, you proposed a new statistical method that could solve the contradiction of ideal gases, Chen statistics, and then came the Chern exclusion principle and electron spin.

“I was at the University of Göttingen at the time and read the above-mentioned papers you published. I accidentally felt that if the exclusion principle and electron spin were real, then the previous Chen statistics might not apply to electrons.

"I discussed my idea with several physics seniors at the University of Göttingen. At that time, they thought electron spin was completely nonsense. They thought you were young and energetic and were carried away by your temporary achievements. The mind has encountered a Waterloo in physics research.

"But I always felt that things were not that simple. Sure enough, not long after, I read a paper on new statistics jointly published by you and Dr. Dirac in a physics journal."

Having said this, Fermi turned his attention to Dirac, who was sitting next to Chen Muwu.

"Dr. Dirac, it was in that paper that I first met you."

What Fermi said was impeccable, which also explained why he stopped Dirac at the same time as he stopped Chen Muwu in the hotel lobby.

However, Chen Muwu's attention has always been focused on Fermi's hand. This does not mean that he is a hand control, but because he is too curious and wants to see if it is really like the legend, the Italian is When speaking, he pinches his five fingers together.

Fermi found Chen Muwu, and sure enough, he was talking about the statistics that he had been involved in a long naming rights "lawsuit" with Dirac in his previous life.But this time, because the time and space environment was completely different, Fermi's tone was completely devoid of dissatisfaction with his work being plagiarized, but full of admiration for the two smart people.

Because he has studied in Germany and the Netherlands, Fermi can be regarded as a technical talent in Italy who masters many foreign languages. This time he was transferred from the University of Rome to be responsible for the reception of this Como Conference.

After introducing himself and talking about his interactions with the two guests, Femi finally started to tell the story of how he stopped Chen Muwu.

Because it had been notified in advance that Chen Muwu was going to speak at the conference, Fermi asked him for speeches or papers on behalf of the organizer. He had to translate these into abbreviated versions in other languages ​​before the conference started, so that it would be more convenient for those attending the conference. Physicists from various countries can better understand and understand.

Since it was the request of the conference organizer, he naturally could not refuse. Chen Muwu could only return to the room where he lived from the hotel lobby, took out a copy of the paper, and handed it to Fermi.

After Fermi said goodbye and left after getting the paper, Chen Muwu had to pick up a pocket coffee cup on the coffee table in front of him and taste what the legendary Italian coffee tasted like.

Because the conversation just took up a long time, the coffee has gradually lost its initial temperature, and the aroma coming out of the cup has become weaker and weaker.

Chen Muwu picked up the cup and took a small sip, and then a mask of pain appeared on his face.

This meeting was originally a face-saving project of the Italian government, and the coffee must be good coffee.

It's just that he doesn't have a coffee stomach, so he's not used to eating white people's food. Naturally, he's not used to drinking white people's water, which is more bitter than bitter melon.

Dirac's face was as expressionless as ever. He would never make fun of Chen Muwu because his good friend made a fool of himself.

Because he is far more outrageous than Chen Muwu. He doesn't smoke, don't drink, and doesn't even drink coffee. In recent years, under Chen Muwu's guidance, he has slowly started to drink light tea.

Chen Muwu poured all the cup of water that came with the coffee into his stomach, which slightly reduced the bitter feeling in his mouth.

After drinking coffee, the two of them planned to continue the itinerary they had discussed.

Unexpectedly, Fermi, who had just gone to deliver the paper, returned. As he ran, he called their names from behind: "Dr. Chen, Dr. Dirac!"

Chen Muwu, who heard the voice, could only turn around and ask: "What's the matter, Professor Fermi? Is there something wrong with the paper?"

"No...it's nothing important. I just heard inadvertently that you two want to take a walk around Lake Como. If you don't mind, how about I be your guide?"

"Are you finished with the organizer's affairs? I won't delay your business, right?"

"No delay, no delay."

The tour guide will drive it to your door, of course.

Although Fermi was a Roman rather than a local, he was still much more local than the two foreigners, Chen Muwu and Dirac.

The three of them walked out of the hotel and saw a quiet and pure lake.

Although Como is a summer resort, coming here in early spring has its own unique flavor.

The peaceful atmosphere was soon broken again.

"Stendhal said: 'The blue-green lake and the beautiful Alps make this one of the most beautiful places in the world.' He was talking about our Lake Como in Italy.

“In addition to Stendhal, there are also British poets Shelley and Wordsworth, who also left poems on the lakeside.

"Liszt and Verdi also lived in Como for a long time, so you can seek inspiration for composing..."

"Professor Fermi, that's it."

Chen Muwu didn't want to hear this kind of guide words that he had memorized in advance. It was probably that Fermi didn't want to memorize this kind of thing on his own initiative.

But speaking of Lake Como, as a super fan of the "Star Wars" series of movies, Chen Muwu knew that one of the later prequel series was shot here.

It feels quite amazing to visit a film and television filming location 80 years in advance.

"Star Wars" is one of the most successful and profitable science fiction film series in film history. With a movie of this caliber in 1927, if you wanted to make a big production like "Star Wars", even if you were like George Lucas, you would have to spend a lot of money. It is absolutely impossible to do it with a huge sum of US$100 million.

Although you can't make science fiction movies, it doesn't mean you can't write science fiction novels.

Chen Muwu decided to make an outline after he returned and asked Ye Gongchao or Lao She if they were willing to continue to be their own knife-catchers and make another fortune through the channels of Penguin Publishing.

Readers who don't know this era, after seeing Darth Vader saying the famous "I am your father" to Luke and seeing Chewbacca, the hairy alien who has been following Han Solo, What will be the reaction.

By the way, speaking of aliens...

The mechanical explanation of the tour guide had just been interrupted, and the scene became cold for a while.

Chen Muwu was afraid that he would leave a bad impression on Fermi, but fortunately, because of "Star Wars", he found a new and more interesting topic.

“No wonder so many outstanding writers and musicians like it here. The scenery around Lake Como is really beautiful!
"Do you think such intoxicating scenery only exists on the earth? Or does it also exist on other planets in the universe?

“If we generalize further and there are advanced intelligent creatures like humans on Earth, will there be aliens similar to us humans on other planets in the universe?

"So, is there any way for us to find out if they exist? Or do they also have this idea and start trying, or have they found us, but we don't know it yet?"

(End of this chapter)